novellk Chapter 53 Sending Him a Lawyer's Letter
Chapter 53 Sending Him a Lawyer's Letter
"Mr. Li Wei, I'm looking for you because someone just contacted me."
William said, "He wanted me to tell you to be careful lately...and he gave me a note."
As he spoke, William carefully took out a neatly folded piece of paper from the inside pocket of his shirt.
"I live nearby, and just now a thug-looking guy suddenly approached me..."
Just when I thought I was doomed, he gave me this and told me I absolutely had to give it to you.
Li Wei was stunned as he took the note from the little boy. He couldn't understand why someone would remind him.
"What does that guy do?"
"He's Maroney's henchman, responsible for collecting protection money in this neighborhood..."
William recalled, "He was usually very fierce and often bullied the elderly and children in the neighborhood."
However, those who have been bullied by him usually experience good fortune soon afterward, so people aren't really afraid of him.
"Can you tell me how he usually bullies you?"
William's words made Levi fall into deep thought. "And what exactly do you mean by good luck?"
"That's right, that guy usually steals our things, he steals everything, sometimes even a piece of bread."
William said, "That's true, we're all terrified of this guy."
As for good luck, after being bullied by him, everyone usually gets an unexpected reward within two or three days.
Sometimes they found money at their doorstep, sometimes they discovered a sudden increase in food. Over time, everyone started to like this guy.
William's explanation reminded Levi of an old friend, someone who was dedicated to achieving his goals by doing bad things.
However, judging from the situation, this guy seems to be using doing bad things as a means, and his nature doesn't seem to be bad.
At that moment, a muscular man in a leather jacket suddenly sneezed while riding a speeding truck in downtown Gotham.
The driver turned his head and gave him a teasing look.
"Dude, have you been going to the red-light district too much lately? Your immune system has weakened."
"Drive carefully, buddy. If anything happens to the goods, Brother Mang won't let us off the hook."
The man in the leather jacket gestured for the driver to drive carefully, but in his mind, he started thinking about the note he had left behind, wondering if the other party had received it.
...
Gotham City Police Department meeting room.
Levi and Gordon stood together, staring at the note in front of them, both of them stunned.
Fearing the note might be suspicious, they didn't open it until they took it back to the police station and examined it.
However, the content above was somewhat unexpected.
The handwriting on the note was crooked and messy, as if earthworms had crawled across it after it was written.
That might not be entirely accurate. It should be said that after the earthworm crawled over, a chicken dug out the earthworm and ate it, and what was left was probably this note.
"Hey buddy, look at this note, could it be a prank?"
Looking at the few characters that were forcibly pieced together, Gordon couldn't help but have such doubts.
—Especially since the person who delivered this thing was a child who was only ten years old.
"I don't think so. Who would go to such lengths to play a prank?"
Thinking of William and the hopeful look in his eyes, Levi immediately dismissed Gordon's guess.
Of course, there was another reason he wouldn't reveal: the guy who felt familiar to him.
Li Wei took the note and carefully read its contents.
"Be careful... Someone wants to kill you... Clue... Three days later... Go to the manor..."
With a combination of guesswork and deduction, Li Wei finally recognized a few words and read them out haltingly.
After he read it aloud, Gordon was stunned. "Dude, what does this mean?"
"I think the clues we need are in this so-called manor."
Holding the note, Li Wei was very excited. He hadn't expected the clue to come so quickly. "We need to analyze Maroni's assets as soon as possible and see what estates he owns."
...
One day later, at Wayne Manor.
Inside the secret base converted from a bat cave.
Bruce, his body covered in bandages, looked expectantly at Lucius, the head of his technology department.
In the laboratory, Lucius was carefully placing a bottle of liquid into the instrument for testing.
With a "beep", the report was quickly printed out.
Lucius took the report and walked up to Bruce.
"Boss, the components extracted from your body have been analyzed."
Preliminary assessment indicates an 80% similarity to the sample you brought back last time, but the sample extracted from you this time appears to have been processed, resulting in a better effect than last time.
And since you mentioned that this is a gaseous drug, I think the other party has made great progress in the research.
However, after this period of research, we have developed a preliminary approach to detoxification, but further verification is still needed.
Bruce's expression finally softened a little after hearing Lucius's last words.
"Lucius, you finally gave me some good news. Thank you for your hard work these past two days."
After escaping from Arkham that day, Bruce fainted due to exhaustion.
However, during this time, some images that he did not want to recall would still flash through his mind from time to time.
Fortunately, he returned, and there was the loyal Ah Fu here.
As long as the old butler is alive, he will be in no danger here.
"Ah Fu, is Gotham still peaceful these days?"
"Gotham has been pretty calm these past few days, except for the day before yesterday when police raided a factory in Brooklyn, but they didn't find anything."
Alfred poured Bruce a glass of water. "Before that, Chief Gordon and Levi went to the group's power company, and Levi even knocked out our security guards."
Afu's words gave Bruce a bright idea. Thinking of that annoying guy, Bruce suddenly had a good idea.
"Oh, Ah Fu, I never thought that guy was like that."
Bruce said, "Here's what we'll do: have the corporate lawyer send that guy a cease and desist letter... saying we're going to protect the interests of our employees."
Hmm... Wayne Enterprises is a bit biased towards its own members, that's normal, isn't it...?
Bruce couldn't help but laugh at the thought of Levi's worried face.
"Oh, well, sir, although I don't think it's a good idea, I'll have a lawyer handle it."
Ah Fu shrugged, feeling much more relaxed and accepting of Li Wei more.
The fact that Bruce could joke around with it shows that the two get along very well.
Bruce picked up his teacup, took a sip, and looked out the window with a wistful expression.
"I wonder what those two guys were doing during the two days I was off."
...
Gotham City Police Department.
"Based on the intelligence we've gathered over the past two days, the manor mentioned in the intelligence report..."
A map of Gotham City hung in the conference room. Li Wei marked it on the map, "This should be the one under Maroney's name, located in the suburbs."
As for why I mentioned three days later, which is tomorrow, I guess it's because something will enter the manor tomorrow.
"Dude, I think your analysis makes a lot of sense," Gordon said, offering a dissenting opinion compared to Levi's certainty. "But I don't think the information William Jr. provided is useful..."
"You have to believe me, buddy, this information is absolutely accurate," Levi said. "But the reason, I'm sorry, I can't tell you."
Our immediate priority is to find some help. Judging from the way these people are acting, it might be difficult for us to manage on our own.